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Exploring Early Christian Identity (Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen Zum Neuen Testament) Hardcover – December 31, 2008

by Bengt Holmberg (Author, Editor)
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The main point of emphasis in the book is that approaching the Christian movement's early history through investigating its identity helps us to understand how the followers of Jesus developed from an intra-Jewish messianic renewal movement into a new religion with a major Gentile membership and major differences from its Jewish matrix - all in only a hundred years. Identity is not simply a collection of beliefs that was agreed upon by many first-century Christians. It is embedded, or rather, embodied in real life as participation in the founding myths (narrativized memory of and accepted teaching on Jesus), in cults and rituals as well as in ethical teaching and behavioral norms, crystallized into social relations and institutions. This is a dynamic feedback process, full of conflicts and difficulties, both internal and caused by the surrounding society and culture. The authors explore different aspects of identity, such as how the Gospels' narrativization of the social memory shapes and is shaped by the identity of the groups from which they emerge, how labels such as Jewish and Christian should and should not be understood, the identity-forming role of behavioral norms in letters, and the interplay between competing leadership ideals and the underlying unity of different Christian groups. They also show that identity formation is not necessarily related to innovation in moral teaching, nor averse to making use of ancient conventions of masculinity with their emphasis on dominance.
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  1. Print length
    205 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Mohr Siebeck
  4. Publication date
    December 31, 2008
  5. Dimensions
    6.01 x 0.44 x 9 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    3161496744
  7. ISBN-13
    978-3161496745
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Bengt Holmberg, is professor emeritus at Lund University, Sweden.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Mohr Siebeck (December 31, 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 205 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 3161496744
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-3161496745
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.07 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.01 x 0.44 x 9 inches

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